ZIP code · Mortons Gap · Kentucky · United States
ZIP code 42440 — Mortons Gap
ZIP code 42440 serves Mortons Gap, Kentucky.
- Postal code
- 42440Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Mortons Gap
- County
- Hopkins FIPS 21107
- State
- Kentucky
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 37.2490, -87.4615 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 746 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 528 / sq mi
- Land area
- 1.4 sq mi (3.7 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $38,750
- Per-capita income
- $20,760
- Median age
- 45.2
- Households
- 312
- Housing units
- 367
- Median home value
- $99,000
- Median gross rent
- $688 / month
- Congressional district
- KY-1 (119th Congress)
- USDA hardiness zone
- 7a (0 to 5 °F)Planting / growing zone from the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: average annual extreme minimum temperature, 1991–2020.
- Time zone
- America/Chicago (UTC−6 / UTC−5 DST)
- Area code
- 270Telephone area codes serving this ZIP (NANPA central-office assignments). A ZIP and an area code are different boundaries; at a border both codes may apply.
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Map of ZIP code 42440
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jul (avg high 89°F), coldest Jan (avg low 28°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 45 | 50 | 60 | 72 | 79 | 86 | 89 | 89 | 83 | 72 | 58 | 48 |
| Avg low °F | 28 | 32 | 39 | 49 | 59 | 67 | 70 | 68 | 61 | 50 | 40 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 4.0 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.5 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: MADISONVILLE (7.6 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 42440
- 1 parks
- 1 playgrounds
- 3 places of worship
- 1 banks
Places mapped inside this ZIP’s ZCTA area in OpenStreetMap. OSM is community-maintained: counts reflect what has been mapped, and completeness varies by area — treat them as at-least figures. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Methodology
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